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Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe has been arrested for allegedly helping a suspect in the murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in Jaffna to evade arrest remanded till 25th of July by Kayts acting Magistrate. The 18-year-old student from Pungudutivu was abducted, raped and murdered while returning from school on May 13, …

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed officials to focus attention on implementing as an experiment a housing scheme of low height flats to provide dwelling facilities for the recent flood victims as a pilot project. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe informed the officials to carry on the initiative according to the willingness of …

The government has decided to set up a new Secretariat to investigate financial crimes, informed sources said yesterday. Prime Minister’s office said that a Bill to this effect will be presented to Parliament soon. The new Secretariat is expected to match with international standards.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara received the award for Sri Lanka’s Best Employer Brand Award – a lifetime achievement award – at the World HRD Congress – 2017 held at the Hotel Taj Samudra in Colombo . The World HRD Congress hosted the award ceremony in recognition of the top organizations and …

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation in connection with the Welikada Prison riots of 2012, based on the instructions of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara. The riots which broke out at the Welikada Prison in 2012 claimed the lives of 27 inmates.

Two adults and an infant have died under mysterious circumstances after drowning in the Uma Oya, our news sources said The drowned victims were reported to be a two-and-a-half-year-old infant by the name of Thangarajah Leli, the infant’s mother, Karupaiyah Subramaniam, and the infant’s grandmother, Ramaiyah Karupai, all of whom …

A shooting had occurred near the Magul Pokuna church in Mahabage, Wattala at 9.00pm last night Police reported that two individuals travelling on a bike had opened fire at a vehicle (Jeep) traveling on the road. The individual was admitted to the Ragama Hospital after sustaining injuries during the shooting. …

The government has decided to pay Rs. 1 million for loss of life due to the collapse of the Meethotamulla garbage dump, our news sources said. The payment to the families of the deceased was made today (July 11) at the Auditorium of the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat. A section of …